pelecanus

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Pelecanidae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bird genus,
definition	:	a genus of birds (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	pelecanus erythrorhynchos, white pelican,
definition	:	large American pelican; white with black wing feathers (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	old world white pelican, pelecanus onocrotalus,
definition	:	similar to American white pelican (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family pelecanidae, pelecanidae,
definition	:	pelicans (noun.animal)